1 census tracts · pop 5,327 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.6–4.6
South Jacksonville is a one-tract suburb of Jacksonville, FL and houses 5,327 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, Moderate tier. 31% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Against a Jacksonville baseline of 32.8%, 44% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Average gross rent is $961, 34% below the Jacksonville average of $1,465. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The filing record is not thin: 511 evictions logged in this tract. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2002, when filings touched 6.5% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 4.0% in 2016 against a 6.5% peak. That places it #4 of 33 neighborhoods in Jacksonville.
The closest comparables inside the same city are LaVilla and Tallulah-North Shore. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $50,059.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
South Jacksonville vs JacksonvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport98%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Jacksonville
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
511Total filings (sum)
4.50%Avg annual filing rate
6.5%Peak year (2002)
4.03%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
425Total filings 2020-21
5.5Avg monthly observed
3.9Pre-pandemic baseline
1.41×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Jacksonville, FL).
Frequently asked
About South Jacksonville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Jacksonville?
South Jacksonville scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does South Jacksonville compare to Jacksonville overall?
South Jacksonville scores 1.2 points higher than Jacksonville overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $961 vs $1,465.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Jacksonville?
Average gross rent in South Jacksonville eviction risk is $961/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Jacksonville residents are renters?
64% of South Jacksonville households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Jacksonville). The neighborhood has 5,327 residents.
Q5
Is South Jacksonville a high social-vulnerability area?
South Jacksonville sits in the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is South Jacksonville for landlords?
South Jacksonville eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Jacksonville as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of South Jacksonville?
South Jacksonville has 5,483 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (36.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25.2%), Hispanic / Latino (18%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
